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Private Clarence James “Clarry” Jones

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Private Clarence James “Clarry” Jones Veteran

Birth
Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
1 Jan 1944 (aged 41)
Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Burial
Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand Add to Map
Plot
1. C. 73
Memorial ID
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Clarry Jones was the son of William and Ellen Jones and the husband of May Jones of Deagon, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlisting in the Army at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane on 17 July 1940, he was marched in to No. 3 Training Group from when he transferred to 6 Motor Transport Company 2/26 Battalion Head Quarters on its becoming an entity in late November 1940.
Whilst part of "F" Force he endured several bouts of Malaria, one more serious that the others caused him to be admitted to Kanchanaburi F & H No. 2 Hospital Camp where he passed away.
Originally buried in grave 035 at Kanchanaburi No. 4 Burial Grounds, his remains were later exhumed and reburied at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Clarry Jones was the son of William and Ellen Jones and the husband of May Jones of Deagon, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlisting in the Army at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane on 17 July 1940, he was marched in to No. 3 Training Group from when he transferred to 6 Motor Transport Company 2/26 Battalion Head Quarters on its becoming an entity in late November 1940.
Whilst part of "F" Force he endured several bouts of Malaria, one more serious that the others caused him to be admitted to Kanchanaburi F & H No. 2 Hospital Camp where he passed away.
Originally buried in grave 035 at Kanchanaburi No. 4 Burial Grounds, his remains were later exhumed and reburied at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.

Inscription

QX9294 Private

2/26 Infantry Battalion
Age 41
His memory lives. Never dies.
Although on alien soil he lies

Gravesite Details

Age 41 His memory lives. Never dies. Although on alien soil he lives.


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